Xiao Yan stuffed the sachet into his sleeve casually. This thing had to be handed over to Feng Lai later, so that when Emperor An had a headache, he, the loyal imperial chamberlain, would suffer.
Tang Ning and Xiao Yan were talking quietly outside. The door of Yulong Palace was opened, and the prince walked out with a gloomy face.
Behind him were two guards in full armor. When the prince arrived outside, he closed the palace door with a bang and stood guard in front of the door with swords in hand.
"You!" The prince's face turned pale.
The two men said expressionlessly: "Your Highness, please."
The prince shook his sleeves fiercely, snorted angrily, turned around and left angrily, when he saw Xiao Yan and Tang Ning standing side by side at the foot of the steps.
He strode towards this side with anger still visible on his face: "Why haven't Governor Xiao and Princess Xiangning left the palace yet?"
Xiao Yan replied: "We are worried about Your Majesty, so we came to take a look."
He glanced at the closed palace door on the high platform:
"How is your Majesty?"
The prince couldn't hold back his smile for a moment: "General Liu is guarding inside, and no one is allowed to get close. Even Feng's servant was blocked aside, and Gu couldn't get close."
He was full of anger as he spoke:
"That Liu Tong'en simply didn't know what to say. He ordered people to surround the entire Yulong Terrace and not allow anyone to come or go. Even Dr. Sun and the others who were treating their father and asking for medicine were being watched at all times and were not allowed to leave Yulong. Half a step from the stage."
"Gu just wanted to step forward to see how my father was doing, but he actually kicked me out."
Liu Tongen used to be quite humble, and he was mostly kind to the prince and courtiers, but he didn't know if it was because of the previous disagreement in the Zichen Palace.
When he entered just now, Liu Tongen's attitude towards him was extremely bad. He didn't take the prince to heart at all, and his words were all offensive.
The prince was angry: "In the past, I thought he was loyal and honest. Although he held the position of commander of the imperial army, he rarely interfered in palace affairs. Now I know that he is arrogant and rude."
"Cui Lin and the others were able to bribe the imperial army. It is most likely related to Liu Tong'en. He is more valued by the father than Yu Yanfeng. Moreover, you said before that Liu Tong'en sent someone to investigate Mrs. Zhao."
"Keeping this person here is a serious problem. Do you want to..."
The prince felt furious and waved his hand downwards.
Xiao Yan frowned and looked at the prince: "Your Highness wants to kill Liu Tongen?"
Seeing that the prince was silent, he said: "A commander of the Forbidden Army who has never been in power can disrupt the four camps on the outskirts of Beijing at a critical moment and resolve the siege of the Forbidden Garden under the eyes of the governor. His Highness the Prince feels that the reason why His Majesty values him is really Because of his contribution to rescuing the driver?"
The prince was stunned when he heard this: "What Governor Xiao means is..."
"As for rescuing people, I have saved His Majesty countless times, but do you think His Majesty has ever shown mercy to me?"
Xiao Yan said: "Whenever someone in the court gossips a few words, Your Majesty will become suspicious. Previously, if Cui Lin only framed a few words, he would not hesitate to kill the governor. Such a cold-blooded person, what do you think of Liu Tongen?" Why is he considered an exception in his mind, just because of his unbelievable credit for rescuing someone?"
Seeing the change in the expression on the prince's face, Xiao Yan said: "If Liu Tongen could move, the governor would have taken him away, why did he let him come to Yulongtai? If His Highness the prince wants to sit safely as the heir apparent, it is best not to touch him .”
"But..." The prince hesitated: "This side of Yulongtai?"
Xiao Yan said: "Since Commander Liu is so concerned about His Majesty's health, let him guard it. With the imperial physician taking care of him, nothing will go wrong. The affairs of the imperial army are left to Commander Yu, but Your Highness, even though Your Majesty has issued an edict to establish a heir, But not everyone in the DPRK is convinced.”
"You also know where this edict came from. The court officials such as Commander Liu, as well as other princes and clans may not really accept the edict, as well as the vassal kings from various places. If your majesty wakes up and regrets it, your highness, the prince, will position..."
Xiao Yan didn't say much until he nodded, but it was enough to make the prince look extremely ugly.
Emperor An didn't like him, and he had forced him to lose face tonight. If Emperor An was allowed to take power again, he would never spare him, and even death by a thousand cuts would be a light thing.
The prince looked back at the Yulong Palace and clenched his hands little by little.
Now that he has become the prince, no one can try to pull him down.
Liu Tongen can't do it, and his father can't do it even more!
When the prince looked at Xiao Yan again, he was obviously much more eager. Now he could only hold on to Xiao Yan tightly. Only he could protect him and protect his future throne.
His eyes paused, and when he fell on the blood stained Tang Ning's hand and the bandaged wound on Xiao Yan's arm, his expression changed.
"Speaking of which, I rarely saw Princess Xiangning before. It was only during the crisis in the palace that I realized that Governor Xiao and Princess Xiangning have a really good relationship."
"You two..." the prince asked tentatively.
Tang Ning's face turned red when asked, and she lowered her eyes shyly, embarrassed to speak.
Xiao Yan directly held Tang Ning's hand.
The prince suddenly said: "So Governor Xiao is in love with Princess Xiangning?"
Xiao Yan nodded: "Yes."
"Then you..." The prince looked back and forth between the two of them.
Xiao Yan said softly: "This governor has wronged Tang Ning."
The prince's face showed a clear look: "President Xiao naturally has many concerns when planning big things. Princess Xiangning is gentle and wise, so she will definitely understand your concerns."
"Now that the He family's injustice is about to be resolved, you don't have to keep pretending to be a palace servant. It's a pity that your father is in poor health. Otherwise, when the He family's affairs are found out, Governor Xiao will inherit the name of Xuanyi Hou. , and having my father marry you two would be even more of a blessing."
Xiao Yan heard the words and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is the king, and the prince is also the king. Why do you need your majesty to grant a marriage? I wonder if your highness would be willing to grant a marriage to the two of me?"
"Brother."
Tang Ning's face was hot and her eyelashes were trembling. She held his hand shyly: "Right now, there is still chaos in the capital. Our affairs are not urgent at the moment..."
"You are not in a hurry, I am in a hurry."
Xiao Yan said softly: "My identity was unknown before, so I didn't dare to expose you to anyone. Now that the He family is clear, I will naturally let the world know that you are my true love."
He looked at the prince: "The results of the three-level trial will be known in the next few days. Please ask Your Highness to grant a marriage to Tang Ning for me."
"Director Xiao really can't wait."
This was the first time that the prince saw Xiao Yan looking so happy and angry. He laughed and patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder:
"Don't worry, Gu naturally has the beauty of adulthood. You and Princess Xiangning are a talented and beautiful couple. They have experienced life and death together. It will be a great joy if you can get married. When the results of the three-division trial come out, I will give you two gifts." I only hope that you will be in harmony and love each other for a long time in the future."
Xiao Yan quickly bowed: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Tang Ning's face was filled with blush, but she was still shy: "Thank you, Your Highness."
The prince asked the two of them to stand up and then said: "Master Xiao, the two lieutenants of the Longting Guard..."
Xiao Yan said: "They won't stay in Beijing for too long."
The prince was stunned: "Are they going back to the northwest?"
